Using VMware Fusion
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Contents
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Getting Started with Fusion 7
About VMware Fusion 7
About VMware Fusion Pro 8
System Requirements for Fusion 8
Install Fusion 9
Start Fusion 10
How-To Videos 10
Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources 10
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Understanding Fusion 12
Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do 12
Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface 17
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Configuring Fusion 30
Setting Fusion Preferences 30
Customizing the Fusion Display 39
Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 40
Set a Virtual Machine Application to Open When You Log in to Your Mac 41
Contents of the Virtual Machine Package 41
Work with Virtual Machine Packages 41
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Creating Virtual Machines 43
Create a Virtual Machine 43
Upload a Virtual Machine to a Remote Server 56
Download a Virtual Machine from a Remote Server 57
Migrate an Existing Physical PC to a Virtual Machine 57
Importing Windows Virtual Machines 62
Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format 66
Installing and Using VMware Tools 66
Cloning Virtual Machines with Fusion Pro 72
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Working with Your Virtual Machines 76
Scan for Virtual Machines to Add to the Virtual Machine Library 76
Running Fusion and Virtual Machines 77
Open a Windows Application While You Are in Unity View 86
Open a Windows Application from the Applications Menu 87
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Moving and Sharing Files with Your Mac 87
Sharing Applications Between Your Mac and Your Windows Virtual Machines 90
Keep a Windows Application in the Mac Dock 91
Switch Between Virtual Machines That Are Powered On 91
Using Mac Input Devices in a Virtual Machine 92
Force Virtual Machines to Grab Keyboard and Mouse Input 93
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Sharing Files Between Windows and Your Mac 94
Guest Operating Systems That Support Shared Folders 94
Guest Operating Systems That Support Mirrored Folders 95
Enable Shared Folders or Mirrored Folders for a Virtual Machine 95
Add or Remove a Mirrored Folder 96
Add a Shared Folder 96
Remove a Shared Folder 97
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Protecting Your Virtual Machines 98
Snapshots 98
AutoProtect 100
Copy a Virtual Machine to External Media 101
Using Time Machine When You Have Fusion on Your Mac 102
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Configuring Your Virtual Machines 104
Fusion General System Settings 104
Set a Virtual Machine to Start When Fusion Starts 105
Setting Virtual Processors and Memory 106
Enable Default Applications 108
Configuring Keyboard and Mouse Profiles 109
Enable a CD/DVD Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine 110
Enable a Floppy Drive on a Remote Virtual Machine 111
View the Status of a Server or Remote Virtual Machine 111
Configuring Display Resolution Settings 111
Enable Hot Keys for Virtual Machines 114
Configure Discrete Graphics Management 115
Set the Default Printer for a Virtual Machine 115
Add a Device 116
Select a Startup Device 143
Encrypting and Restricting a Virtual Machine 143
Virtual Machine Compatibility 148
Configuring Guest Isolation Options for a Virtual Machine 149
Managing Advanced Settings 150
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Using the vmrun Command to Control Virtual Machines 159
Use the vmrun Utility 160
Syntax of the vmrun Command 161
Using Authentication Flags in vmrun Commands 161
Running vmrun Commands 162
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Using VMware Fusion REST API 175
Use the VMware Fusion REST API Service 175
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Upgrading Fusion 177
Upgrade Fusion with Autoupdate 177
Upgrade Fusion From a Download 178
Upgrade Fusion to a Fully Licensed Version After the Evaluation Period 179
Upgrading VMware Tools 179
Uninstalling Fusion 180
Force Virtual Machine Processes to Quit 180
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Using VMware Fusion
Using VMware Fusion describes how to use VMware Fusion
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to create, use, and manage virtual
machines. It also describes how to install, configure, upgrade, and uninstall Fusion.
Intended Audience
This information is intended for anyone who wants to install, upgrade, or use Fusion.
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Getting Started with Fusion 1
With Fusion, you can run personal computer (PC) applications and devices on your Intel-based Mac.
Designed for the Mac user, Fusion takes advantage of the security, flexibility, and portability of virtual
machines to run Windows and other x86 operating systems at the same time as macOS.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About VMware Fusion
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About VMware Fusion Pro
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System Requirements for Fusion
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Install Fusion
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Start Fusion
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How-To Videos
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Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources
About VMware Fusion
Take a quick look at what Fusion does and how it works.
What Fusion Does
Fusion enables you to run your Windows applications and PC-only devices on your Intel-based Mac. You
can run multiple operating systems and applications at the same time, along with your Mac applications.
The operating systems and applications are isolated in secure virtual machines.
How Fusion Works
Fusion maps the physical hardware resources to the virtual machine’s resources, so each virtual machine
has its own processor, memory, disks, I/O devices and so on. Each virtual machine is the full equivalent of
a standard x86 computer, although it is represented in a single file package on the Mac.
After you install Fusion and create a virtual machine, you can install and run complete, unmodified
operating systems, and associated application software in the virtual machine, just as on a physical PC.
Operating systems you can use include Windows, Linux, and macOS. Fusion offers the benefits of having
a second PC without its added expense, physical setup, and maintenance.
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The operating system of the computer on which you run Fusion is called the host. Mac OS X, Mac OS X
Server, OS X, and macOS are the only hosts supported for Fusion. The virtualized operating system you
run inside Fusion is called the guest.
About VMware Fusion Pro
Fusion Pro provides advanced virtualization features for managing the virtual machines on your Mac.
Fusion Pro provides the following virtualization features:
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Clone a virtual machine
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Ability to power on a virtual machine to firmware
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Export a virtual machine to OVF format
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Restrict a virtual machine
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Set a keyboard shortcut for a virtual machine
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Create advanced custom networking configurations
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Connect to a remote server
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Obtain information from the Virtual Machine Library window, such as processor, memory, network,
and disk information for a virtual machine
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Set bandwidth, packet loss, and latency for a virtual network adapter to simulate various network
environments
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Set the firmware type
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Enable UEFI Secure Boot
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Enable VBS (virtualization-based security) for a Windows 10 and later virtual machine
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Use Rest API
System Requirements for Fusion
Verify that you have the minimum system requirements for installing and using Fusion.
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The following processors are supported.
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Processors on all Macs launched in 2011 or later except for the Intel
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Xeon
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W3565 processor
when used on the 2012 Mac Pro Quad Core
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Processors on 2010 Mac Pro Six Core, Eight Core, and Twelve Core
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The following Metal host graphics rendering engine requirements apply.
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Hardware Requirements
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MacBook, Early 2015 or later
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MacBook Air, Mid 2012 or later
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MacBook Pro, Mid 2012 or later
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Mac Mini, Late 2012 or later
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iMac, Late 2012 or later
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Mac Pro, Late 2013 or later
See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205073 for information about Mac support of Metal.
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Software Requirements
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macOS 10.12.5 or later
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OS X 10.11 or later for the host OS.
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Operating system installation media (disk or disk image) for virtual machines. Windows operating
systems are available separately from Microsoft and other retailers.
Important Fusion does not provide any operating systems for installation on virtual machines that
you create with Fusion. You must provide the operating system installation media.
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4 GB of memory, 8 GB recommended.
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750 MB of free disk space for Fusion, and at least 5 GB of free disk space for each virtual machine.
Note You must have enough memory to run macOS, plus the memory required for each guest
operating system and for applications on the Mac and in the virtual machines.
Install Fusion
You install Fusion in the same way you install other macOS applications.
Installation of Fusion does not modify existing virtual machines.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.
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Download the Fusion installer file to your Mac. You can obtain the Fusion installer file from the
VMware website.
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Verify that you have the appropriate license key. For example, if you are using VMware Fusion Pro,
you must provide a Fusion Pro license key to activate the Fusion Pro features.
For information about installing Fusion Pro for Horizon FLEX, see the VMware Horizon FLEX Client User
Guide.
Procedure
1 Double-click the Fusion .dmg file to open it.
The contents of the disk image appear in the Fusion Finder window.
2 In the Finder window, drag the VMware Fusion icon to the Applications folder icon.
3 When prompted, type your administrator user name and password.
Fusion is installed in the Applications folder on your Mac.
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Start Fusion
Start using Fusion.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the administrator password for your Mac.
Procedure
1 In the Applications folder, double-click VMware Fusion.
The Virtual Machine Library window appears. From this window, you can start working with virtual
machines.
2 (Optional) To save Fusion in the Mac Dock, right-click the icon, and select Options > Keep in Dock.
How-To Videos
Watch online videos about using Fusion.
If you are new to Fusion, watch some how-to videos to become familiar with Fusion features.
Procedure
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In Fusion, click Help > Video Tutorials to access a wide variety of topics that help you get started
with Fusion.
What to do next
On the Fusion Support Center page, you can find support and troubleshooting information for running
Windows and Linux on the Mac, such as Windows activation issues, sharing data, working with virtual
disks, and many other topics. See the Fusion Support Center at
https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion.html.
Take Advantage of Fusion Online Resources
Go to the Fusion Support Center for product news, FAQs, more resources, and the online community.
To learn about available Fusion support offerings, registering a product, or creating a technical support
request, see the Fusion Support Center at https://www.vmware.com/support/fusion.html.
You can also find information about using Fusion at the following self-help sources:
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Join the VMware Fusion Community at https://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/fusion. The
VMware Fusion Community is where Fusion users can exchange information, questions, and
comments to get the most out of Fusion.
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The VMware Knowledge Base provides troubleshooting information, solutions to error messages, and
some best practice information for most VMware products. To find information on a specific problem
you encounter in Fusion, select VMware Fusion in the product list and search for your problem by
key word at http://kb.vmware.com.
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Understanding Fusion 2
Fusion harnesses virtualization to give you a powerful tool to run PC applications and devices on your
Mac.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do
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Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion Interface
Virtual Machines and What Fusion Can Do
With Fusion, you can run virtual machines inside your Mac, which gives you access to a wide range of
Windows and other x86 operating systems and applications.
What Is a Virtual Machine?
A virtual machine is a software computer that, like a physical computer, runs an operating system and
applications.
A virtual machine typically contains a display, a hard disk or disks, one or more processors, memory, a
CD/DVD drive, a network adapter, and a USB controller. All of these components are virtualized. That is,
these elements of a virtual machine are all created by software and stored in files on your Mac.
The virtual machine runs in a window on your Intel-based Mac. You install an operating system and
applications in the virtual machine and operate it as you would a physical computer. An operating system
cannot distinguish between a virtual machine and a physical machine, nor can applications or other
computers on a network. What you can do with a physical machine (install software, save files, add
additional drives, and so on) you can do with a virtual machine.
Virtual machines are fully supported by Fusion with the underlying physical hardware. For example, you
can configure a virtual machine with virtual components that are completely different from the physical
components that are present on the underlying hardware. Virtual machines on the same physical host can
run different kinds of operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS, and others).
Fusion Capabilities
With Fusion, you can create, open, and run VMware virtual machines, and use PC-specific hardware with
a Mac.
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With Fusion, you can perform the following tasks:
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Run x86 operating systems, including Windows, Linux, macOS, and others, on macOS without
rebooting.
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Run Windows and Linux applications on your Intel-based Mac.
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Run most Windows 3D applications that require DirectX 9 or DirectX 10 on your Mac.
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Import virtual machines created with Parallels Desktop, Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac, or virtual
machines that use the OVF (Open Virtualization Format) standard.
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Migrate your physical Windows PC to a Fusion virtual machine with the integrated Migration
Assistant.
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Access USB devices, such as video cameras and high-speed disks, from a virtual machine.
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Drag files between your Intel-based macOS host machine and virtual machines running other x86
operating systems.
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Fusion works with VMware virtual machines created with different VMware products. For more
information, see Virtual Machine Compatibility
Supported Guest Operating Systems
Fusion supports more than 100 guest operating systems, including most versions of Windows, Linux, Mac
OS X, OS X, and macOS.
For guest operating system support, visit http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl
You can also go to the VMware Web site and click the Support tab. Under Support Resources, click the
Compatibility Guides link.
Virtual Hardware Specifications
Each virtual machine has a standard virtual hardware configuration for chip set, BIOS, ports, and so on.
The amount of memory and number of processors depends on your Mac.
Processor
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One virtual processor on a host system with one or more logical processors
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Up to eight virtual processors (eight-way virtual symmetric multiprocessing, or Virtual SMP™ ) on a
host system with at least four logical processors
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The following configurations have two logical processors:
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A multiprocessor Mac with two or more physical CPUs
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A single-processor Mac with a multicore CPU
Chip Set
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Intel 440BX-based motherboard
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NS338 SIO
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82093AA IOAPIC
BIOS
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PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6 with VESA BIOS
Memory
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Up to 64 GB, depending on the available memory on your Mac, virtual machine hardware version,
and guest operating system support
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Total memory available for all virtual machines is limited only by the amount of memory on the Mac
Note If you assign too much memory to your virtual machines and have them all running at the
same time, your Mac might slow down because of heavy disk swapping. As a best practice, make
sure the total memory that Fusion and all running virtual machines uses stays below 70 percent of
your total Mac memory.
Graphics
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VGA
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SVGA
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128MB 3D accelerated video with DirectX 9.0c with Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 for Windows
XP as the guest OS
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256MB 3D accelerated video with DirectX 9.0EX with Aero and OpenGL 2.1 for Windows Vista and
later as the guest OS
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3D accelerated video with DirectX 10 with OpenGL 3.3 for Windows Vista and later as the guest OS.
DirectX 10 requires OSX 10.10 or later on the host and hardware version 12 and later. DirectX 10
also requires a GPU version of Intel HD4000 or later, Nvidia GeForce 650M or later, or AMD Radeon
HD 5750 or later. The VMware guest operating system OpenGL driver for Windows and Linux
supports the OpenGL 3.3 core profile only. The OpenGL3.3 compatibility profile is not supported.
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To use the GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc and GL_S3_s3tc Open Graphics Library (OpenGL)
extensions in a Windows XP or Windows 7 or later guest operating system, you must install Microsoft
DirectX End-User Runtime in the guest operating system. OpenGL is an application program
interface that is used to define 2D and 3D computer graphics. You can download Microsoft DirectX
End-User Runtime from the Microsoft Download Center Web site.
IDE Devices
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Up to four devices. Any of these devices can be a virtual hard disk or CD/DVD drive
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IDE virtual disks up to 8 TB
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CD/DVD drive can be a physical device on the host or client system, or an ISO image file or a DMG
image file
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SATA Devices
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Up to 120 SATA devices: 4 controllers and 30 devices per controller
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SATA virtual disks up to 8 TB
SCSI Devices
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Up to 60 devices. Any of these devices can be a virtual hard disk or CD/DVD drive
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SCSI virtual disks up to 8 TB
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LSI Logic LSI53C10xx Ultra320 SCSI I/O controller. For Windows XP guest systems, this requires an
add-on driver from the LSI Logic Web site. On the Web site, select Support & Downloads, click the
link for downloading drivers, and select the controller in the drop-down menu to find the driver to
download.
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Mylex (BusLogic) BT-958 compatible host bus adapter. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
guest systems, this requires an add-on driver from the VMware Web site. See
http://www.vmware.com/download/fusion/drivers_tools.html.
NVMe Devices
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Up to 60 NVMe devices: 4 controllers and 15 devices per controller
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The following guest operating systems do not support virtual NVMe hard disks by default.
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Windows operating systems prior to Windows 8.1
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Mac operating systems prior to macOS 10.13
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Some Linux operating systems
Several Linux operating systems support NVMe while others do not. Check with the operating
system vendor.
Printers
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Driver-free printing. Automatic replication of host printers in guest virtual machines, including PCL and
PostScript printers
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Local and network-attached printers
Floppy Drives
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Up to two 1.44MB floppy devices
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Virtual floppy devices use floppy image files only
Serial (COM) Ports
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Up to four serial (COM) ports
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Virtual serial ports support only output to a file
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One serial port can be used for driver-free printing
Parallel (LPT) Ports
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Up to three bidirectional parallel (LPT) ports
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Virtual parallel ports support only output to a file
USB Ports
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Supports high-speed USB 2.0 and super-speed USB 3.0
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Supports most devices, including USB printers, scanners, PDAs, hard disk drives, memory card
readers and digital cameras, as well as streaming devices such as webcams, speakers, and
microphones
Keyboard
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104-key Windows 95/98 enhanced
Mouse and Drawing Tablets
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PS/2 mouse
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USB mouse
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USB drawing tablets
Ethernet Card
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Up to 10 virtual Ethernet cards are supported.
Virtual Networking
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Three virtual hubs are configured by default for bridged, host-only, and NAT networking.
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Support for most Ethernet-based protocols, including TCP/IP v4, Microsoft Networking, Samba,
Novell NetWare, and Network File System.
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Built-in NAT supports client software using TCP/IP v4, FTP, DNS, HTTP, WINS, and Telnet, including
VPN support for PPTP over NAT.
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Create additional virtual networks to create isolated logical networks. This feature is available only
with Fusion Pro.
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Support for IPv6 for NAT only applies to additional virtual networks, and is available only with Fusion
Pro.
Sound
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Sound output and input using the Mac default input and output settings.
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Emulates Creative Labs Sound Blaster ES1371 AudioPCI sound card. MIDI input, game controllers
and joysticks are not supported.
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HDAudio
Solid-State Drives
If your host machine has a physical solid-state drive (SSD), the host informs guest operating systems
they are running on an SSD.
This allows the guest operating systems to optimize behavior. How the virtual machines recognize SSD
and use this information depends on the guest operating system and the disk type of the virtual disk
(SCSI, SATA, IDE, or NVMe).
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On Windows 8, Windows 10, Ubuntu, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux virtual machines, all drive types
can report their virtual disks as SSD drives.
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NVMe virtual hard disks are natively supported for Windows 8.1 and later.
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To create a new a virtual machine with a Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 guest operating system
using NVMe as the virtual hard disk, apply the appropriate Windows hot fix. See
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2990941.
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Several Linux operating systems support NVMe while others do not. Check with the operating
system vendor.
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On Windows 7 virtual machines, only IDE and SATA virtual disks can report their virtual disks as SSD.
SCSI virtual disks only report as SSD when used as a system drive in a virtual machine, or as a
mechanical drive when used as a data drive inside a virtual machine.
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On Mac virtual machines, only SATA and NVMe virtual disks are reported as SSD. IDE and SCSI
virtual disks are reported as mechanical drives.
Note NVMe virtual hard disks are supported for macOS 10.13 and later.
Use the virtual machine operating system to verify your virtual machine is using SSD as its virtual disk.
Navigating and Taking Action by Using the Fusion
Interface
With Fusion interface elements, you can access your virtual machines and manage Fusion.
VMware Fusion Toolbar
You can use icons on the toolbar to initiate actions or change settings.
You can use the VMware Fusion toolbar to change the state of the virtual machine (for example, power
on, suspend, reboot), access its snapshots, or view and change settings for the virtual machine.
You can see the VMware Fusion toolbar in the virtual machine window in Single Window view and in the
Virtual Machine Library based on your selection to show or hide the toolbar in the View menu. See Show
or Hide the Fusion Toolbar.
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Perform Actions on Your Virtual Machines from the Virtual
Machine Library Window
The Virtual Machine Library window shows the virtual machines you created or powered on in Fusion.
Procedure
1 To access the Virtual Machine Library window, select Window > Virtual Machine Library .
2 To perform an action with an existing virtual machine or to create a virtual machine, follow the
appropriate instruction.
Option Action
Start a virtual machine Click the play button on the thumbnail image of the virtual machine.
Suspend a virtual machine Select the thumbnail image of the virtual machine and click the suspend button in
the toolbar.
Add notes about a virtual machine Select the virtual machine and click Virtual Machine > Get Info. Type notes in
the Notes text box of the General settings for the virtual machine.
Obtain specific information about the
virtual machine (Fusion Pro only)
The following information is available in the Virtual Machine Library window.
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Virtual machine processor and memory information.
To access the Processors & Memory settings window, click the information
icon.
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Network information appears when the virtual machine is connected to a
network and powered on with VMware Tools installed.
To obtain more detailed network information, click the information icon.
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Hard disk, snapshot, and reclaimable information.
Reclaimable information is listed for Windows virtual machines only.
Click the Refresh disk space icon to update the hard disk, snapshot, and
reclaimable information and to prompt the Clean Up Recommended
message to appear, if applicable.
Clean up a non-encrypted virtual
machine (Fusion Pro only)
The Clean Up Recommended message appears for a non-encrypted virtual
machine when the virtual machine is powered off and a significant amount of
virtual machine space is available to be freed.
To initiate the cleanup, click the message. The General settings dialog box
appears, which includes cleanup options you can select.
Rename a virtual machine a Control-click the virtual machine.
b Select Rename.
c Type a new name and press Enter.
Determine the location of a virtual
machine's files
a Control-click the virtual machine.
b Select Show in Finder.
Change the settings for a virtual
machine
To open the Settings window for that virtual machine, select Virtual Machine >
Settings. Some settings can be changed only when the virtual machine is
powered off.
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Option Action
Add virtual machines to the Virtual
Machine Library window
You can add one or more virtual machines at a time to the Virtual Machine Library
window
Manual Drag the virtual machine package icons or the virtual
machines' .vmx files to the window.
Automated 1 Select File > Scan for Virtual Machines.
2 Click +.
3 Select a folder.
4 Click Open.
5 Click Scan.
Remove a virtual machine from the
Virtual Machine Library window
a Shut down or power off the virtual machine.
b Control-click the virtual machine.
c Select Delete.
Removing a virtual machine from the Virtual Machine Library window is not the
same as deleting the virtual machine from your hard disk.
Create a new virtual machine, import a
virtual machine, or migrate a physical
computer
Use the File menu to create a new virtual machine, import a virtual machine, or
migrate a PC.
Using the Home Pane to Create a Virtual Machine or Obtain One
from Another Source
You can create a virtual machine, or migrate a physical PC.
Power On the Boot Camp Partition as a Virtual Machine
You can use the contents of your Boot Camp partition at the same time that you are running your Mac
operating system. To do so, you use Fusion to power on the Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
Boot Camp is Apple software that enables an Intel-based Mac to run Windows operating systems. Boot
Camp requires you to choose between Mac or Windows at boot time. Boot Camp creates separate Mac
and Windows partitions on your hard disk to create a dual-boot environment. When you use your
Windows Boot Camp partition as a Fusion virtual machine, you can perform the following tasks:
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Use your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac without rebooting and switching between them.
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Share files between your Boot Camp virtual machine and your Mac, through shared folders, dragging
files, or cutting and pasting text.
Note Windows reactivation complications can occur if you do not install VMware Tools. In such a case, if
you reactivate Windows in your Boot Camp virtual machine, and subsequently boot your Boot Camp
partition natively, you will be prompted to reactivate Windows. Reactivating Windows in your native Boot
Camp partition will result in your Boot Camp virtual machine requiring reactivation the next time you
power it on, and so forth. Installing VMware Tools solves this problem.
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Prerequisites
You must have a Boot Camp partition in place before you start this procedure.
You must have administrator privileges to use the Boot Camp partition as a virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.
2 In the Virtual Machine Library window, click the Boot Camp thumbnail in the list of virtual machines,
which identifies the partition that Fusion detected.
3 (Optional) Type your Mac password to access the Boot Camp partition.
Fusion creates a virtual machine that uses your Boot Camp partition and starts Windows.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions and restart your virtual machine when prompted.
After Windows boots from your Boot Camp virtual machine, Fusion starts the installation of VMware
Tools. VMware Tools enables full virtual machine functionality and optimizes performance for your
Boot Camp partition when you use the partition as a virtual machine.
5 When the VMware Tools installation is complete, reboot your computer.
What to do next
The first time you power on your Boot Camp virtual machine after you install VMware Tools, you must
reactivate Windows.
Using the Fusion Applications Menu
The applications menu is accessible on your Mac desktop when the virtual machine is in Unity view. The
applications menu provides you with quick access to virtual machine applications, guest operating system
functions, and Fusion functions.
With the Fusion applications menu, you can think about your virtual computing environment in terms of
applications rather than virtual machines. The applications menu is a single source for finding every
application on the virtual machine.
The applications menu is only available when you use Unity view as your working environment. You can
access the contents of the Windows start menu when the taskbar is not visible. You can also access the
Virtual Machine and View menu when Fusion is not the active application.
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Set Up the Applications Menu
You can configure the Fusion applications menu for quick access to applications.
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Find a Guest Application by Using the Applications Menu
You can find and open any virtual machine application from the applications menu. The applications
menu is accessible in the Mac Dock when the virtual machine is in Unity view.
Set Up the Applications Menu
You can configure the Fusion applications menu for quick access to applications.
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